Simpson Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 45-4035780. Reported 101 grants totalling $463,754 to 69 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Simpson Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,020. Half of everything it gave fell between $515 and $2,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $71,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $186,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $114,077 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mightycause Charitable Foundation | Marianna, FL | $50,996 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Annunciation Church and School | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summit Foundation | Breckenridge, CO | $8,217 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $7,840 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeast Youth and Family Services | St Paul, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building Hope Summit County | Frisco, CO | $6,489 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Repertory Orchastra | Breckenridge, CO | $5,010 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Hope | Zion, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Academy of the Holy Angels | Richfield, MN | $4,591 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Summit County Care Clinic | Frisco, CO | $4,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Heartand | Brooklyn Park, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ziggy's Art Bus | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Point Inc | Grand Marais, MN | $2,045 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summit Family and Intercultural Resource Center | Breckenridge, CO | $2,037 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Faith's Lodge | Plymouth, MN | $2,033 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Haiti | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,560 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Team Breckenridge Sports Club | Breckenridge, CO | $1,518 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arnold S Leonard Cancer Research Fund | Golden Valley, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Father Dyer United Methodist Church | Breckenridge, CO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Imprintz - Ziggy's Art Bus | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smile Network | Minneapolis, MN | $1,299 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | Minneapolis, MN | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Africa Classroom Connection | Minneapolis, MN | $1,069 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,059 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAMI Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $1,054 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $1,053 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | $1,052 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Zoo Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | $1,042 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outfront Minnesota Community Services | St Paul, MN | $1,033 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Health Care Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heartland Bible Church | Lincoln, NE | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raise the Barr | Hawthorne, CA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Summit County Rescue Group Inc | Breckenridge, CO | $1,030 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah Clean Energy Alliance Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Every Meal | Roseville, MN | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,020 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Andean Community Partners | Prior Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scott County Volunteer Fire Department | Spooner, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Webb Lake Area First Responders and Emts | Spooner, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women of Nations | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howard Young Foundation Inc | Woodruff, WI | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $523 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawk Home Run Club | Las Cruces, NM | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $515 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Passage Limited | Webster, WI | $515 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youthlink Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $515 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue River Horse Center | Silverthorne, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hennepin Theatre Trust | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mn Department of Natural Resources | Saint Paul, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smart Bellies | Breckenridge, CO | $261 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Gives Foundation | Arvada, CO | $260 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Parks Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patriotic Kenny Foundation | Willernie, MN | $220 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lhcs PTA | Minneapolis, MN | $213 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharing & Caring Hands | Minneapolis, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mn Conservation Volunteer | Minneapolis, MN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patrick Henry High School | Minneapolis, MN | $123 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washburn High School Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $119 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Church of St Joan of Arc | Minneapolis, MN | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Saint Paul, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Market Food Shelf | Breckenridge, CO | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
20 of 69 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Summit Academy Oic
SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY - University of Minnesota Foundation
SUPPORT U OF M TWIN CITIES AND U OF M DULUTH - Unicef USA
SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS - Summit Foundation
SUPPORT SUMMIT COUNTY COMMUNITIES - Alzheimer's Association
SUPPORT RESEARCH OF ALZHEIMER'S - Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
SUPPORT AFFORDABLE SHELTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 63 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $53,387 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $140,597 | $1,020 |
| 2023 | 24 | $113,953 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 24 | $155,817 | $1,035 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 76% of this one's giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,020. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Simpson Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4501 E Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, 55419. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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